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Syrian state media reported on Sunday that air defences had thwarted an Israeli missile attack on the T-4 airbase near Homs, and that they hit an attacking jet and forced others out of its airspace.

The official news agency Sana reported that around 10pm local time defences blocked a “missile aggression” on T-4 airbase in rural Homs and claimed that the damages “are only material”. Later, Sana accused Israel being responsible for the strikes and said that at least four missiles were shot down.

The agency also reported that the Syrian defences “hit one of the attacking jets” while forcing the others out of Syrian airspace.

Around the time of the attack, witnesses tweeted that “warplanes coming from Jordan and flying low attempted to reach T-4 airbase by sneaking through Al Tanaf area”, and that S-200 missiles were launched in response.

Update3: warplanes coming from Jordan and flying low attempted to reach T-4 airbase by sneaking through al-Tanaf area

This is third time this year that Israel is reported to have struck T-4 airbase following attacks in February and April. The airbase is used by Iran for weaponry storage and training, according to a monitor.

Tayfur Airbase

Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP that a missile bombardment killed an unspecified number of "Iranian and pro-regime fighters" at the T-4 base and was "likely to be Israeli".